Case for disappearing beds.



L. HOLMES. h CASE FOR DISAPPEARING BEDS. APPLICATION TILED mum, 190s. RENEWED DEC. 28, 1909.

Patented Man. 14, 1911.

3 SHEBTEr-SEEET l.

L.. HOLMES. CASE FOR DISAPPEARING BEDS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.5, 1908. RENEWED DEO.2B,1909.

Patented Mar. 14, 191 1.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Law'renceifoZm L. HOLMES. v CASE FOR DISAPPEARING was. APPLICATION FILED Emma, 1903. RENE'WB'D DBO. 2a, 1909.

Patented Mar. 14, 1911."

. fill/6122b! wrencelfa/mu UNITED strA'rEs PATENT oFruoEj mwnn'ncn HOLMES, or LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

CASE ron DEA- ramme nuns.

sp ;R na t Patented Mar. 14, 1911.

Application filed February 5, 1908, Serial No. 414,457. Renewed December-2 8 1809. Serial-No. 535,359.

Toall it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAwRnN'on llomins, a citizen. of theUnit'ed States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and ,5 State of California, have invented a new and useful Case for Disappearing Beds, of which the following --is a specification.

This invention relates to means for urstalling in buildings that class of beds in- 10 vented by me'andknownjas Holmes disappearingbeds, in which .therbed in a hori- 'zontal condition is stored in a cavity behind the face or a wall of the apartment tOWhlCll the bed pertains, 'and underneath the floor of a compartment behind the face of such wall.

The object of this invention is to provide :t'vntilated fixture which may be manufactured independently of the bed and of the A, building ihwhich the bed is to be installed,

and may .be sold with said bed, or for the purpose of-installation thereof, and which will insure satisfactory conditions relating to the bedafter the same is installed. An object of this invention is to provide means which will insure to the purchaser a construction of arecess for a disappearing bed which will invariably be of correct dimensions, and which will facilitate the daily operation of storing the bed afteruse. .152;-

perience in installing the said disappearing .beds haspr'oven the great diiiiculty in get ting workmen to properly. construct the recess in conjunction with the construction of the building, it being almost universally a5 the case that the workmen will make the recess of untrue dimensions and out of square,

. so that after the samehas been completed it is vfound that the bed cannot be made to-work 'there1n'properly, being loose and liable to 40 'strikeo'nefor the other sideof the recess in the operation of inserting thebed therein;

; jA'nother objectiis to insure smoothness on the inside of such"r'ecess so that the'bedclothing cannot catch and thereby be held 4 'in'the recess, or be -torn, and to avoid the v droppingiofplaster.

Another'objection to be overcome in theformermethod' of constructing the said .disap'pearmgbedis the very considerable ex-.

' penseof'building said former recess in thebuilding. P

.An'objeot oft this invention is to avoid all the difliculties and objections' hereinbefore' enumerated, and to rovid'e' 'for' the' disap- 1 peering bed a neat, cap, sanitary receptacle of perfect dimensions to receive the dis appearing bed.

whereby absolute security from dampness and moisture is attained, so that the bed may drawings illustrate the invention...

accordance with this invention andinstalled in a building, the disappearing bedstead being omitted. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same. 3 is a perspective view of the case case shownin Fig. Fig. 5 is longitudinal mid-section on line sc -e11 Figs. 3 and 4, looking to the-left.

invention, Fig. 7is a vertical longitudinal section through the case and through the adjacent parts of the building and showing the the view being taken substantially o'n 'the line m, Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a front elevation of the parts as seen looking in the direction in- ',dicated by the arrow 8, Fig. 7, the View be-' ing analogousto Fig. 2 with the disappear- .ing bed in place. The case 1. is a hollow body open at the bottom and one end, and provided in its top portion with one or more vents 2, and also provided on the inside of its walls with bedstead-guides 3 beveled o1 rou nded' at their front ends 4. and terminating at 'the mouth Oil; the recess formed by the case. These bedstead-guides are fortthepurpose of receiving the wheels or rollers a'upon which the disappearing bedstead I) is mounted, and to direct the same along the reccss'to prevent the bed from'rubbing on the inside of stead guides 3 be fixed to the case in the course of manufacturing the same at the factory, but the same may be applied to- .the floor 5 and fastened thereto instead of being fastened directly to the walls of the case.

The case 1 comprises side pieces-c and d, the end-piece e connectingthe rear vertical edges-of the side pieces, the rear lower top pieces 7 connecting the upper edges of the Another object is to make provision be safely .installed beneath sinks, basing Figure 1 is a fragmental perspective views of a disappearing-bed case constructed in.

detached. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the.

the-case. It .is not necessary that the bed- Fig. 6 is a perspective view of another form of case embodying the 1 disappearingbedstead in place in thecase,

- and size. Then the drawing, or

remi 'wlions of the eicle pieces and d il'w. u 'n: edge oi Hm roar enil piooo a ilie upper forward top 9 rzoni'ieeting the upper edges of the forward pUllliUiiF, ol' the HlLlQ iivc s a uinl (.5, the drop piece l3 eonnm. (he rear edge of the lop with the forward eclige oi ihe top f, and i entiluliors 2 in the top j and drop (3 and lending to the vent! luiorel a'ft h. In the omiei'grr .vi'ion. shown in F in; l- 'l'he (lrop l is omillieil and the entire 101) iii level, but in lhu prel'erreifl 'lforin the foru'ani purl; of the mm. is higl'ier than. the TONI part so me to amoulmodule the 'PlllUWS and l'ioaflbom'l.

The case is constructed. throughout preferably ofelicct-meiul and adapted to rest upon the floor and open at i'orwsu'l owl e: opening being lairie enough to ceire the bedstead b, and said opening being adapted to be closed by the l]i(l 2llCl A ventilator may be pl-dkzetl in the iioor so that voni'ilzition,-either hot or cold air,--- may pass ilirough the ven'iilnljior 9 into the ease and than from the casetln'migh'lhe vow tilziiiors 2 to the shaft The front open end of th provided with an upward extension (5 for use Where the facing oi": the wall into which the case is inserted is constructed :1 bufi'etv, Writing-desk, or dresser. This upper extension serves to acconnnociute the pillows at the head of the becl "when the some is; inserted into the case, {ii'lil i; this Without requiringany C(ll'lSludiih {l. "-.7l l1 below-r the floor 7 of the noun u'frineniliiolow which che bed is to be inserted I In practice the case may I one materials, Wood, 5 sition boarvl, or other She in the juogznent the c will, be clone at a Role-W ins skill-er] workmen may 1 employee eo that each complereci ill be practical riuplicsite of all the nine TS the same style the oon'rpleted case will be transported to thebuiliiing whereit is to be used, and will be laced upon the floor, either with {he bedsteecbgnies as shown in with the beQs'tead-guicles nailed upon 'thefioor; so that when thus (Bfl llll even-so be inappropriate 7 posi tiou to be beneath whatever suri'erstruc'inre is to be buiit around and above it, thus en abling the workmen to nroceecl with the construction of l'he builriing; Without any'l-iib" bililzyof diearrenging the case into which the berl is. to be placed. thus been pieced in position, the same of fords a form ov'erwh'leh the mechanic can lay :1 floor 7 directly, wiihout joists if it is so desired, thus greatly ocoi'ipmizing space. Furthermore, the building of the structure which is to be above the case, whether it;

he a einlc b'asin china closet, or other (1e: vice, 1S greatly iacilitoted, end tho cosfioi After the case has l l l i l i l l l l l l l l l l l l l and (installing the nose and the accompanying vonzeliuviion 5, reduced greatly ow! than lwrvtoforo required. '1. his is especially true in ll'1l )l lll(3l( l y coi'islrllelion Where the Woilnm-n are not .luinilim: with the requimile? of ron:--.lii-uclion pertu'ii'iing; to said disappearing iMKlH.

in Fig. the parts corresponding in function in barre shown in llie other views, are umrlwil Willi vol-res ioniling reference char-- 7l(.l(.1'f-i \villi ihe :u'lrlilion m? an inclice. l

Thus 5 have produced A new article of: nmnu'laclure commie-inn an in'i 'ierfori'lte PUIilllJlU lqmrtnllio ruse one-n. at; its bottom.

uul adopted in rest upon the floor and having beil-gijiixies along its sides upon the floor; Slllil cnee being also open at its front and of :1 size u'ul shape to receive and contain 1 kl.lSlP]'JPlfllTl{ vC'Al oi the l lolines type; that a boil siimnlingz remaining: and running on four leg: upon the iloor of the house. and having w-mliilat-ors or not as desired.

The (nee 1.. may he oonsli'ueiod to receive 2 full lth'ifi'lfl'l lx-zr lsi'ez'ul, as shown in tho tirnwii'ig'se or ii may be construfiiecl tore oeive a. condensed bed such. as is shown ale scribed aitnfl claimed in in companion appii cation, condensed disappearing bed, filed Feb. 5, 1908, Serial No. 1-14358 1. new article of menu'faeture cone prising a metallic oaee entirely open on the bottom and. adapted to rest on the floor oi" the house and aclapterl to receive and. guide a becotead having four legs upon the floor of ihe bone A; saiol metallic case being also open. its i oni, mil se-irl metallic case being of a size angi shape to receive and o'on rain :1 rlieanpearing becl of the Holmes type; (haibocl running anrlreinaining upon four upon the floor of the house.

A new ariiele oi"; manufacture comprising a metallic open in; (e bobiomnnrl aclepteq. i0 r ei on the floor of lthehouse and having bed-guides along its sicles upon the floor of the house, said metallic case being also open at its front and of a, size and shape to receive and'oontain a disappearing bed si encling', remaining and running upon four legs upon the floor of the house A. lflfiWQfiT-lifil of meniiie 1) ing e metallic case entirely open at 1 I torn and adapted to reston he floor oi the house, said. metallico'fabe being also open at its front and of a si and shape toreceive and contain 21 bed standing, remaining and running; upon our leg 5' upon the floor of the houee. c i Y A new article of manufacture 'ooin'p'rie ing a metallic case open at its bottom and adapted to rest on said case being also open at-its front and o the floor of the housea 'size and shape toreceive'and contain a bed standing, remaining and running upon four said.

l ege, upon ;the ,flooroi the ho so, and

case being provided in its upper wall with a? Ventilator.

5. The new article of manufacture substantially set forth consisting of a case comshape to receive and contain a bedstead in stead to be run into and out of the case upon horizontal position and to allow said bedthe floor of a house. 7

6. The combinationwith -a case open at its bottom and resting upon the floor of the house and open at its front and of a size. and shape. to receive and contain a bedstead standing, remaining and running upon four legs upon the floorof the house, of a bedstead adaptedto enter said case, and a headboard. upon the bedstead adapted to I close the front end of the case.

7. case adapted to fita recess and form a receptacle for a disappearing bed, said ass ' ca's'' comprising two sides, a rear end connecting the rear edges of the two sides, and a top connecting the upper edges of the two sides and the rear end and providing an opening at the front end to receive-the bedstead.

8. Av case adapted to fit a recess and form ahorizo'ntal rece'ptacle for a disappearing bed, said case comprising two sides, a rear end connecting the rear edges of the two sides, and a top connecting the upper edges of the two sides and the rear end and providing an opening at the front end to receive the bedstead, and bedstead-guides in position to guide the bedstead away from the'inner' faces of the two sides.

In testimony whereof, I have hereuntoset my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 28th day of January 1908.

LAl/VRENCE HOLMES. In presence of-- r JAMES R. TOWNSEND,

M. BEULAH TOWNSEND.

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